Bai Yueguang, the stand-in for Prince Sick Jiao

Chapter 159
It has been snowing in the capital for several days, and it finally stopped today.

The dazzling sunlight passed through the green pines and fell on the thick snow, gradually fading away a layer of dampness.Ling Youyao walked on the gravel path holding the hand stove, wrapped in furry fox fur, with a small face buried in it, making her look even more delicate.

Yinzhu and Lubao followed behind her from left to right.

Holding the food box in the crook of his arm, Lu Bao said: "Princess, it's still early, the plum blossoms probably haven't buds yet, where can I get the plum blossom appreciation?"

But Ling Youyao said: "If the eldest princess says yes, then there will be."

The eldest princess handed over a post two days ago, inviting her to go to the princess mansion to enjoy the flowers.At first she was still hesitant, wondering what kind of flowers the word "appreciation of flowers" refers to?

After all, with the experience of last time, she dare not agree easily.

It wasn't until today that the eldest princess sent someone over again, and Ling Youyao didn't know that this time it was really a flower viewing.

Hearing her words, Lu Bao murmured in her heart: how can there be plum blossoms that bloom in mid-November?
However, it turns out that there is.

The eldest princess wore a dazzling red palace dress today. On the wide skirt was a peony drawn with gold silk. She was graceful and luxurious. Her eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to the queen mother, but her eyes were more real than the queen mother. .

"You're finally here!" Fu Yunchuo said with a smile, "If you don't come again, I'm still worried that the plum blossoms will die."

Ling Youyao blessed her body, and said with a smile: "It was snowing a few days ago, and the prince didn't let me go out. Today, the snow stopped, so I was free."

Fu Yunchuo snorted: "Xiao Qi takes you very seriously."

Ling Youyao smiled, but did not speak.In the past few days, being caught by Fu Mingjue to practice calligraphy has made a lot of progress, but it is really worrying to stay with him all day long. The most important thing is that this guy likes to bully her from time to time.

It's unreasonable that she can't resist yet.

The two chatted for a while before Fu Yunchuo took her to the inner courtyard.

"The plum blossoms in the capital won't bloom until the twelfth lunar month, but I couldn't wait, so I asked someone to bring this green plum from the south of the Yangtze River." Fu Yunchuo sipped his tea slowly, "The sky in the capital is not warmer than that in the south of the Yangtze River. In the yard, they would freeze to death within a few days."

"That's why I specially asked people to build this flower house. Even though it's snowing heavily outside, the fragrance of flowers is overflowing here."

Ling Youyao looked at the lush green plum tree in front of her, and was so shocked that she couldn't speak, she could only sigh: It's nice to be rich.

Fu Yunchuo lazily leaned back in the chair, not feeling the slightest pain in his flesh, "How is it? This plum blossom is better than the ones you've seen before?"

The green plum blossoms on the branches are crystal clear, with light green petals, elegant and playful, which is naturally unique compared to ordinary red plums.

But when she thought that it might cost tens of thousands of taels to grow such a green plum, Ling Youyao lost the desire to appreciate it, and said with a dry smile: "It's rare to see plum blossoms in November in the capital, let alone green plums? Today is a big opening for me. Eyesight."

The eldest princess has always been rich and powerful, and it will cost a lot of manpower and financial resources just to transport this green plum back from the south of the Yangtze River.

But this is not a big deal for Fu Yunchuo who was raised by gold and jade.

"Flowers are always blooming in the four seasons in my palace. If you like it, you will come here often in the future." The flower she mentioned is worth savoring carefully.

Ling Youyao complied awkwardly.

After admiring the plum blossoms, some servants came to tell them that the meal was ready and asked them to move to the flower hall.

Fu Yunchuo got up first, and said: "The last time you came, I haven't shown you around the Princess Mansion. Today I have the opportunity to show you around."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Ling Youyao then got up and helped her go out.

Probably because of the large number of people, the Princess Mansion is larger than the Wang Mansion, with corridors and pavilions nearby, and artificial mountains and green bamboos far away.The eldest princess loves flowers, not only in the greenhouse, but also in the yard. They are carefully maintained by special people, adding a bit of color to the pure white yard.

When passing through the courtyard, Ling Youyao suddenly heard the faint sound of a piano.

Fu Yunchuo didn't change much when he heard the sound of the zither, and said: "You saw it last time, my palace has raised many capable people and strangers, probably because I know you're here today and want to show off in front of you. Let's do it."

Ling Youyao was puzzled: What is there to show in front of her?
Fu Yunchuo lightly swept the courtyard where the sound of the piano came out, and then said: "Leave him alone, let's go first."

"it is good."

After the two walked away, Xie Yuanting, who was dressed in white, came out of the garden with the qin in his arms, looked at the red figure, and sighed slightly.

The servant behind him also sighed: "My lord, you have been in the princess mansion for five years, and it's time to go back."

Xie Yuanting said: "I want to go too, but the eldest princess won't let me go, how can I go?"

Hearing this, Wenqing rolled her eyes silently in her heart, and muttered in a low voice: "The princess doesn't know about your skill, don't I know? If you want to leave, how can the mere princess mansion stop you?"

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A trace of embarrassment flashed across Xie Yuanting's face, who was poked in the center of his mind, and then he recovered his usual indifference, handed the piano to him, and said, "I naturally have my own deep meaning for staying here, you don't need to say any more."

"Oh——" Wen Qing reluctantly responded, and said, "Master, it's almost the end of the year, don't you want to go back and see the old dean?"

Speaking of this, Xie Yuanting was silent.

Since he came to the Princess Mansion, he has not been back to Lushan for four years, and his impression of his father is only four years ago, when he took the ruler and said that he would drive him out of the house.

At that time, he was young, full of vigor, hated the decayed and boring academy, and only wanted to escape from that rigid and depressing place, but he did not expect that it would take five years to leave.

Seeing that he was silent, Wen Qing continued: "By the way, my lord, I went out earlier and saw that the empress is sending people to look for you everywhere, do you want to?"

The cold snowflakes fell on the tip of Xie Yuanting's nose, he gradually came back to his senses, and said, "What do you want me for? Didn't I write to her this year?"

"I don't know," Wenqing shook her head, "I guess the empress is looking for you urgently."

Xie Yuanting pondered for a moment, then said: "Go get the pen and ink."

"My lord, don't you plan to meet the empress in person?"

It is obvious that the person is in the capital, but he still has to write a letter and send it there. Isn't this superfluous?

Xie Yuanting looked in the direction of the palace from a distance, and expressed a bit of helplessness in his tone: "How can I see her now? You know Eldest Sister's temper, if I don't tell her where I've been these past few years, she won't give up .”

"I can't tell her that I have been a counselor in the Princess Mansion for five years, right?"

At best he is a counselor, at worst he is a face-to-face. Now that the empress is pregnant, she can't bear to be stimulated.

Wen Qing was speechless by his blunt words, as if it was true.
(End of this chapter)